-He did it to me from the age of 12.
-When I asked him about it, he said it was just natural.
-I still love him, but I am scared to let him touch me.
-I was a problem child.
-I still carry the emotional scars.
-I told my mother, who could do nothing. Of course my friends know. I also told an uncle. He said they would talk to Dad, but now he has turned against me.
-When I asked him about it, he said it was just natural.
-I still love him, but I am scared to let him touch me.
-I was a problem child.
-I still carry the emotional scars.
-I told my mother, who could do nothing. Of course my friends know. I also told an uncle. He said they would talk to Dad, but now he has turned against me.
-I left home at 18, and will never go back.
That's singer 'Petch' Sorapob (เพชร สรภบ) Leelamekin, hedging about yesterday as journalists pummeled him with awkward questions about the troubled relationship with his Dad, former actor Kraisorn Leelamekin.
The two have been at odds for years, conducting a war of words through the media, ostensibly over the shoddy way Kraisorn treated his superstar wife - and Petch's Mum - the queen of country music, Poompuang Duangjan.
The ill-feeling reignited again this week after Petch and family argued at a Suphan Buri temple over his plans to erect a publicly-funded statue in his Mum's honour.
However, Petch has long hinted that there are other reasons why he can never reconcile with his Dad.
Four years ago, Petch left his father's home to live with his girlfriend and her Mum. They have become his new family, and regularly speak up on his behalf.
On Wednesday, the couple came out to say that Petch's Dad had treated him inappropriately.
While declining to utter the words 'sexual abuse', they nonetheless dropped veiled references to sexually deviant behaviour - conduct from a father of the type which Thai society, they said, would never accept.
They were speaking in the wake of the row between Petch and family, at a temple function held to mark 17 years since the passing of Petch's famous mum. Petch, who had entered the monkhood 13 days before, was wearing monk's yellow, and while still in the monkhood was reluctant to say more on his behalf.
To Petch's chagrin, Dad was there too, but did not intervene to stop his uncle and aunt attacking him.
In the past, most scrapping between Kraisorn and his Dad has centred on Petch's belief that Kraisorn mistreated his mother - managing the illiterate superstar's finances in a selfish way, before finally neglecting her in her final months as she lay dying in hospital with SLE (auto-immune) disease.
At the time of her death, Poompuang's family and Kraisorn were also at odds over her multi-million baht estate. However, Poompuang's family and Kraisorn revealed this week that they had long ago patched up their differences. Now, the only odd one out was Petch.
Petch himself had long hinted there was something more to the troubled relationship with his Dad.
In the wake of the bitter family spat - where for the first time, Poompuang's family and his Dad united against him - he was finally forced to confront it.
Kraisorn reckons Petch's girlfriend and Mum are merely trying to get at Poompuang's estate through his son Petch.
He admits there's not much left, as he lost millions of baht in a series of failed business ventures.
However, even he appears shocked by suggestions that he played around with his son.
Denying he ever touched his son inappropriately, Kraisorn says that if Petch is making such claims, he is probably just hurt about other things, such as the callous way he treated his wife.
'My God, how can anyone make such claims? That's animal-like behaviour. Petch just wants people to feel sorry for him, to understand why he ran away from home.
'I've been on this earth for 52 years, and if I was really like that, news would have emerged about it before now.'
Kraisorn appealed to doctors to help his son.
'Please offer me advice, and employ any means possible to bring him right, even black magic if it will help. He lies so much that now he's used to it.
'I have never loved anyone more than my son. He's the only one.
'I probably can't do anything. If he wants to say these things, let him. I swear I never harmed my son. He's lying, but don't condemn him - he's still my son.'
Or...is Petch's grievance with his father really more about the way he treated Petch's Mum?
During the many months she lay ill in hospital, Kraisorn took Petch to see her just three times.
Kraisorn has now apologised for the shoddy way he treated his wife, but his attempts to get his son back into the family fold may be still in vain.
Asked if his father could do anything to make amends, Petch responded promptly that he wanted to be left alone. 'Please just let me go.'
He apologised to his family for the argument at the temple, and gave a wai to the cameras. But there was no way he would ever go back.
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That's singer 'Petch' Sorapob (เพชร สรภบ) Leelamekin, hedging about yesterday as journalists pummeled him with awkward questions about the troubled relationship with his Dad, former actor Kraisorn Leelamekin.
The two have been at odds for years, conducting a war of words through the media, ostensibly over the shoddy way Kraisorn treated his superstar wife - and Petch's Mum - the queen of country music, Poompuang Duangjan.
The ill-feeling reignited again this week after Petch and family argued at a Suphan Buri temple over his plans to erect a publicly-funded statue in his Mum's honour.
However, Petch has long hinted that there are other reasons why he can never reconcile with his Dad.
Four years ago, Petch left his father's home to live with his girlfriend and her Mum. They have become his new family, and regularly speak up on his behalf.
On Wednesday, the couple came out to say that Petch's Dad had treated him inappropriately.
While declining to utter the words 'sexual abuse', they nonetheless dropped veiled references to sexually deviant behaviour - conduct from a father of the type which Thai society, they said, would never accept.
They were speaking in the wake of the row between Petch and family, at a temple function held to mark 17 years since the passing of Petch's famous mum. Petch, who had entered the monkhood 13 days before, was wearing monk's yellow, and while still in the monkhood was reluctant to say more on his behalf.
To Petch's chagrin, Dad was there too, but did not intervene to stop his uncle and aunt attacking him.
In the past, most scrapping between Kraisorn and his Dad has centred on Petch's belief that Kraisorn mistreated his mother - managing the illiterate superstar's finances in a selfish way, before finally neglecting her in her final months as she lay dying in hospital with SLE (auto-immune) disease.
At the time of her death, Poompuang's family and Kraisorn were also at odds over her multi-million baht estate. However, Poompuang's family and Kraisorn revealed this week that they had long ago patched up their differences. Now, the only odd one out was Petch.
Petch himself had long hinted there was something more to the troubled relationship with his Dad.
In the wake of the bitter family spat - where for the first time, Poompuang's family and his Dad united against him - he was finally forced to confront it.
Kraisorn reckons Petch's girlfriend and Mum are merely trying to get at Poompuang's estate through his son Petch.
He admits there's not much left, as he lost millions of baht in a series of failed business ventures.
However, even he appears shocked by suggestions that he played around with his son.
Denying he ever touched his son inappropriately, Kraisorn says that if Petch is making such claims, he is probably just hurt about other things, such as the callous way he treated his wife.
'My God, how can anyone make such claims? That's animal-like behaviour. Petch just wants people to feel sorry for him, to understand why he ran away from home.
'I've been on this earth for 52 years, and if I was really like that, news would have emerged about it before now.'
Kraisorn appealed to doctors to help his son.
'Please offer me advice, and employ any means possible to bring him right, even black magic if it will help. He lies so much that now he's used to it.
'I have never loved anyone more than my son. He's the only one.
'I probably can't do anything. If he wants to say these things, let him. I swear I never harmed my son. He's lying, but don't condemn him - he's still my son.'
Or...is Petch's grievance with his father really more about the way he treated Petch's Mum?
During the many months she lay ill in hospital, Kraisorn took Petch to see her just three times.
Kraisorn has now apologised for the shoddy way he treated his wife, but his attempts to get his son back into the family fold may be still in vain.
Asked if his father could do anything to make amends, Petch responded promptly that he wanted to be left alone. 'Please just let me go.'
He apologised to his family for the argument at the temple, and gave a wai to the cameras. But there was no way he would ever go back.
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Actor Mario Maurer is being sued again. The contract dispute with his former manager 'Coco' Nirun Limsomwong is still ongoing, but now he has a new worry. Mono Films is taking Mario and Coco to court for pulling out of an agreement to star in the movie Roommate.
The film, which was made with a new actor in the lead - Wittawat Singlampong from Seasons Change - can't be doing so well, or why all the fuss?
Mario confirms he pulled out of the deal, which offered him B200,000 for a starring role. He accepted the offer when he was still with his old manager, Coco. According to one report, he had also been paid. If so, why hang on to the money for so long?
The actor/model has since transferred allegiance to rival manager, A Supachai, though he says the pair have yet to sign a contract. They are just friends, he reckons.
We don't yet know how much Mono Films wants by way of damages or compensation, or even whether court papers have even been filed. Stay tuned!
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Model Methee Amornwuttikul, arrested at Bangkok's international airport yesterday as he returned from a visit to Vietnam.
Police have charged him with breaches of the state of emergency declared in April, when the government was under attack by the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), the red-clad movement which supports former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Methee (เมธี อมรวุฒิกุล) admits speaking on the UDD's protest stage at Government House twice, once before the state of emergency, and again this month after it had been lifted.
The state of emergency banned people from forming public gatherings of five people or more.
Methee, who used to model in the nude, according to the Thai press, is also charged with encouraging people to mount an insurrection.
Speaking on the UDD stage, he encouraged the crowds to trap Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, cut off his head and put in on a spike. Lovely!
Methee, who has since secured bail on a B500,000 bond, says he was expecting the arrest. He left for the brief Vietnam trip before a warrant had been issued, and heard about it while he was away.
He says he has missed out on roles in two television soap operas, after PM's Office Minister Sathit Wongnongtoey, a member of Abhisit's Democrat party, asked TV stations to stop giving airtime to anyone who supported the red shirts.
Blacklisted? I would say that's the least he could expect for calling in public for the PM's head, even in this rough-and tumble place.
5 comments:
Sexual abuse, especially from a parent, really does screw things up for kids. And it's hard because it's not something you want to talk about because not only are you embarrassed about it, but you feel bad like you don't want to rat out your parents and tell, because they are your parents and you want to love them. It's really confusing and emotionally draining. The way Petch has acted/is acting makes me want to believe this indeed could be the case. And if it is true, what a sick father, and awwwe, my poor Petchaboo :(
Thank you so much, as usual, for the Petch updates~~ <3 <3
"The film, which was made with a new actor in the lead - Wittawat Singlampong from Seasons Change - can't be doing so well, or why all the fuss?"
I'm glad Mario didn't take up the role in Seasons Change. Or else I would get to know that cute boy. *muack*
http://asianfanatics.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=548699
I'm only just starting to follow up on Petch/Poompuong news because I want to know what the hoo har is all about..and my gosh...after watching a live confrontation video of Petch, his new family Vs his real family...I had tears in my eyes...
I actually felt sorry for Petch! At first I thought..gee how can a little kid and his gf come out and bad mouth his own family like that..then I saw the clip and now I totally understand..
I think the family is messed up...and I wouldn't be surprised if the dad did molest him..his father sounds like a creep!
Oh and the latest..the dad is now taking legal action against Petch for the claims too..so much for the "I love my son more than anything"..now is like I love my son so much I'm going to sue him and bring him down.
I think they will both regret having this played out in a public arena. It's really not healthy for either of them. Hope they will both get the help they obviously need.
Tahmnong: My pleasure.
Anon: Petch may get treatment, wheether he wants it or not. Please see today's story, 'Kraisorn denies he's gay, will sue his own son'.
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